Dan 11:10-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 11:10-12: 11:10-12 The sons of Seleucus II were Seleucus III Ceraunus (226–223 BC ) and Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC ). • a mighty army that will advance like a flood: Antiochus III aggressively sought to regain lost territory, including Palestine. • as far as the enemy’s fortress: Antiochus III advanced to Raphia on the border of Egypt in 217 BC . In the ensuing battle, the king of the south —Ptolemy IV Philopater (221–203 BC )—defeated Antiochus III and retained control of Palestine.

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‏ Daniel 11:10-12

Summary for Dan 11:10-12: 11:10-12 ^a The sons of Seleucus II were Seleucus III Ceraunus (226–223 BC) and Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC).

• a mighty army that will advance like a flood: Antiochus III aggressively sought to regain lost territory, including Palestine.

• as far as the enemy’s fortress: Antiochus III advanced to Raphia on the border of Egypt in 217 BC. In the ensuing battle, the king of the south—Ptolemy IV Philopater (221–203 BC)—defeated Antiochus III and retained control of Palestine.
Summary for Dan 11:12-13: 11:12-13 ^b Ptolemy IV’s success was short lived. In 198 BC, the king of the north—Antiochus III—returned.

• Antiochus III had been conquering lands to the north and east, from which he raised a fully equipped army far greater than before (cp. 3 Maccabees 1:1-5).